LARGE-TYPE PROGRAMS (abridged) are available at the Information Center.

PEOPLE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS, and their guests, will find a special section near the east front of the ceremony seating area. RESTROOMS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS are located on the first floors of Dabney Hall and of Baxter Hall.

Amos Throop wrote, “Planted potatoes, cleaned a water pipe, husked the corn . . . In afternoon, saw Mr. Wooster and rented his block for five years . . . and hope I have made no mistake.” Were he here today, Throop could rest assured in his decision. The building of which he wrote, the Wooster Block, was rented for the purpose of establishing Throop University—the forerunner of Caltech. In November of that year, Throop University opened its doors to 31 students and a six-member faculty. Could anyone have imagined then that the school would become a world center for science and engineering research and education? Perhaps—for in the first year, the board of trustees began to reconsider the mission of the school. In 1892, they decided to emphasize industrial training, and in 1893, reflecting this new focus, they renamed the school Throop Polytechnic Institute. Throop might have remained just a good local school had it not been for the arrival in Pasadena of George Ellery Hale. A faculty member at the University of Chicago and a noted astronomer, Hale settled here in 1903. From that time until his death in 1938, he made significant contributions to Pasadena and Southern California: he established the Mount Wilson Observatory, raised funds for Palomar Observatory and its 200-inch telescope, participated in the creation of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, helped design the Civic Center in downtown Pasadena, and—perhaps his single greatest

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achievement—set the course for the development of Throop into the California Institute of Technology, a school he envisioned as a scientific institution of the highest rank. In 1913, Hale convinced Arthur Amos Noyes, professor of chemistry and former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to join him in Pasadena. With the arrival in 1917 of Robert Andrews Millikan, professor of physics at the University of Chicago, Hale had assembled the founders of the new institution. The world center of scientific and engineering research and education he had imagined soon took shape under a new name, the California Institute of Technology, administered by Millikan and enriched with the scientific talents of Noyes and his faculty colleagues. And amazing things indeed have happened at Caltech over the years. Theodore von Kármán developed the principles that made jet flight possible, Charles Richter published his logarithmic scale for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes, and astronomer Maarten Schmidt discovered the nature of quasars. Here Linus Pauling determined the nature of the chemical bond, Max Delbrück conducted the studies of bacterial viruses that led to a new branch of biology called molecular genetics, Murray Gell-Mann theorized that all particles are made up of quarks and anti-quarks, and Roger Sperry developed new insights into the implications of right-brain and left-brain functions. It was not just faculty but also Caltech alumni who came to have great impact on the world. Alumnus Charles Townes developed the laser; Chester Carlson invented Xerography; David Ho did landmark work in creating an effective AIDS drug treatment; Gordon Moore helped found the semiconductor industry. Many alumni, such as Simon Ramo and Ben Rosen, have gone on to make substantial marks in the business world, while others have become astronauts, university presidents, government leaders, and even authors, directors, and performance artists of note. Caltech’s reach has certainly been wide and long-lasting.

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Caltech today has a 124-acre campus and operates seven off-campus astronomical, seismological, and marine biological facilities, and also administers NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. At present, the Institute has an enrollment of some 2,100 students, more than half of whom are in graduate studies; about 300 professorial faculty members, including five Nobel laureates and two Crafoord laureates; and 46 research faculty members. Today, Caltech will award 192 students the B.S. degree; 118 students the M.S. degree; 2 scholars the degree of Engineer; and 179 doctoral candidates the Ph.D. degree, for a total of 491 graduates—quite a leap from the one man and one woman who constituted the first collegiate graduating class of Throop Polytechnic Institute. This year’s commencement coincides with the 100th anniversary of Caltech’s move to its current location, marked by the dedication of Throop Hall in June 1910. The complex of six schools that formed Throop Polytechnic Institute broke apart in 1910, and Throop Hall, the first building of the reconstituted school and the center of its new campus, was dedicated on June 8 of that year. The mission-style building—capped with a distinctive dome, its austere façade softened by a set of high-relief sculptures by Alexander Stirling Calder set over the arched entryway—remained there until 1971, when it was irretrievably damaged by the San Fernando earthquake. Throop Hall’s architects, Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey, intended the campus to evolve in a similar style—a scheme reflected today in the oldest buildings in the southwest quadrant. The Calder arches were rescued following the hall’s demolition and were relocated in 1986 to the bridge between the Crellin and Church chemistry laboratories. Additional sculptural details from old Throop Hall occupy quiet corners of campus today, reminding us of dreams and aspirations that set Caltech on its present course in the past century.

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The Meaning

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Academic Dress

T

hese tribal rites have

a very long history. They go back to the

ceremony of initiation for new university teachers in medieval Europe. It was then customary for students, after an appropriate apprenticeship to learning and the presentation of a thesis as their masterpiece, to be admitted to the Guild of Masters of Arts and granted the license to teach. In the ancient University of Bologna, this right was granted by authority of the pope and in the name of the Holy Trinity. We do not this day claim such high authority. As in any other guild, whether craft or merchant, the master’s status was crucial. In theory at least, it separated the men from the boys, the competent from the incompetent. On the way to his master’s degree, a student might collect a bachelor’s degree in recognition of the fact that he was half-trained, or partially equipped. The doctor’s degree was somewhat different. Originally indistinguishable from the master’s, the doctor’s gradually emerged by a process of escalation into a super magisterial role—first of all in the higher faculties of theology, law, and medicine. It will come as no surprise that the lawyers had a particular and early yen for this special distinction. These graduations and distinctions are reflected in the quaint and colorful niceties of academic dress. Of particular interest is the cap or mortarboard. In the form of the biretta, it was the peculiar sign of the master. Its use has now spread far beyond

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that highly select group to school girls and choir boys and even to nursery school. Sic transit . . . The gown, of course, is the basic livery of the scholar, with its clear marks of rank and status—the pointed sleeves of the bachelor, the oblong sleeves of the master, the full sleeves and velvet trimmings of the doctor. The doctors, too, may depart from basic black and break out into many colors—Harvard crimson or Yale blue or the scarlet splash of Oxford. Color is the very essence of the hood: color in the main body to identify the university; color perhaps in the binding to proclaim the subject of the degree— orange for engineering, gold for science, the baser copper for economics, white for arts and letters, green for medicine, purple for law, scarlet for theology, and so on. Size is a further variable, as the hoods tend to lengthen from the three feet of the bachelor to the four of the doctor. So the birds are known by their plumage. With this color and symbolism, which is medieval though mutated, we stage our brief moment of pageantry, paying homage to that ancient community of scholars in whose shadow we stand, and acknowledging our debt to the university as one of the great institutional constructs of the Middle Ages. While looking back, however, we also celebrate the achievements of this present generation of students and look forward to the future of these our younger colleagues, whom we now welcome to our midst.

David C. Elliot (1917–2007) Professor of History, Emeritus

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About

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F. B o l d e n , the 12th Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration, is no stranger to firsts. As a member of NASA’s Astronaut Office from 1980 to 1994, he flew aboard the space shuttle four times, logging more than 680 hours in Earth orbit. He piloted the 1990 mission that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope and set a record shuttle altitude of 400 nautical miles. He later commanded both the first Spacelab mission dedicated to NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth (1992) and the historic first joint U.S.-Russian shuttle flight (1994). In July 2009 he was appointed NASA’s first African American Administrator. And today, he becomes the first astronaut to speak at a Caltech commencement. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Bolden attended the United States Naval Academy, receiving his B.S. degree in electrical science in 1968. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps and trained as a naval aviator. From 1972 to 1973, he flew more than 100 combat missions over North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Returning to the United States after the war, he served in a variety of positions with the Marine Corps in California while earning an M.S. in systems management from USC. In 1977 he was assigned to the Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. He completed his training in 1979 and tested ground-attack aircraft until he was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1980.

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In addition to four shuttle missions, Bolden’s astronaut career included service as special assistant to the director of the Johnson Space Center; chief of the safety division at Johnson, where he oversaw safety efforts for the shuttle’s return to flight after the 1986 Challenger accident; and assistant deputy administrator at NASA headquarters. After his final spaceflight in 1994, he returned to active duty with the Marine Corps as deputy commandant of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was deputy commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in the Pacific in 1997, and in 1998 he served as commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward in support of Operation Desert Thunder in Kuwait. He was commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at Miramar from 2000 to 2002 before retiring from the Marine Corps in 2003. He then served as CEO of JACKandPANTHER LLC, a small business enterprise providing leadership, military and aerospace consulting, and motivational speaking, until being named NASA Administrator in 2009. Among his many military decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006. Bolden and his wife, Jackie, live in Houston, Texas. They have a son, Anthony, who is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps, and a daughter, Kelly, an M.D. now serving a plastic-surgery fellowship.

Marching Order Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Science Candidates for the Degree of Master of Science Candidates for the Degree of Engineer Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty Officers The Faculty The Chairs of the Divisions The Deans The Provost The Trustees The Commencement Speaker The President The Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Prizes and awards are listed only for those students receiving degrees in 2010, and include prizes and awards received by them in previous years. MILTON AND FRANCIS CLAUSER DOCTORAL PRIZE Awarded to the Ph.D. candidate whose research is judged to exhibit the greatest degree of originality as evidenced by its potential for opening up new avenues of human thought and endeavor as well as by the ingenuity with which it has been carried out. Name of recipient to be announced at commencement. FREDERIC W. HINRICHS, JR., MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to the seniors who, in the opinion of the undergraduate deans, have made the greatest undergraduate contribution to the welfare of the student body and whose qualities of leadership, character, and responsibility have been outstanding. 2010

Anthony Yu-Yong Chong, Xueliang (Leon) Liu

MABEL BECKMAN PRIZE Awarded to an undergraduate woman upon completion of her junior or senior year in recognition of demonstrated academic and personal excellence, contributions to the Institute community, and outstanding qualities of character and leadership. 2010

Carolyn Nicole Valdez

GEORGE W. HOUSNER AWARD Formerly the Sigma Xi Award, awarded to a senior selected for an outstanding piece of original scientific research. 2010

Evan S. Gawlik, Andy Yen

The prizes above are announced at the commencement ceremony.

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UPPER CLASS MERIT AWARD/PRIZE (ROSALIND W. ALCOTT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP, CARNATION SCHOLARSHIP, AND JOHN STAUFFER MERIT SCHOLARSHIP) Caltech awarded the Upper Class Merit Award/Prize based solely on merit (selection was made on the basis of grades, faculty recommendations, and demonstrated research productivity) with no consideration given to need or any other nonacademic criteria.

AXLINE MERIT SCHOLARS Awarded to selected freshmen whose record of personal and academic accomplishment is judged outstanding among incoming freshmen. These scholarships are renewable, contingent on academic performance. 2006

Abhi Gulati Noah Michael Jakimo Olga Mandelshtam

Caleb Enoch Ng

2007

ZeNan Li Chang Evan S. Gawlik Abhi Gulati

Jeffrey Kuan Olga Mandelshtam Caleb Enoch Ng

John D. Schulman Kimberly Megan Scott

2008

ZeNan Li Chang Evan S. Gawlik Abhi Gulati

Jeffrey Kuan Olga Mandelshtam Caleb Enoch Ng

John D. Schulman Kimberly Megan Scott

2009

ZeNan Li Chang Evan S. Gawlik Abhi Gulati

Jeffrey Kuan Olga Mandelshtam Caleb Enoch Ng

John D. Schulman Kimberly Megan Scott

2010

ZeNan Li Chang Evan S. Gawlik Jeffrey Kuan

Olga Mandelshtam John D. Schulman Kimberly Megan Scott

CHARLES D. BABCOCK AWARD Awarded, by vote of the aeronautics faculty, to a graduate student whose achievements in teaching or other assistance to students have made a significant contribution to the aeronautics department. 2009

Emily Jayne McDowell

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ROBERT P. BALLES CALTECH MATHEMATICS SCHOLARS AWARD Awarded to the mathematics major entering his or her senior year who has demonstrated the most outstanding performance in mathematics courses completed in the student’s first three years at Caltech. 2009

Doo Sung Park

WILLIAM F. BALLHAUS PRIZE Awarded to aeronautics students for outstanding doctoral dissertations. 2010

Sally Page Moffett Bane, Daegyoum Kim

ERIC TEMPLE BELL UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS RESEARCH PRIZE Awarded to one or more juniors or seniors for outstanding original research in mathematics. 2009

Jeffrey Kuan

2010

Domenic Denicola

BHANSALI PRIZE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Awarded to an undergraduate student for outstanding research in computer science in the current academic year. 2009

Robert Daniel Barish

2010

Isaac Jushiang Chao

AMASA BISHOP SUMMER STUDY ABROAD PRIZE Awarded to one or more freshmen, sophomores, or juniors to fund summer study abroad in an organized program with the aim of gaining exposure to foreign language and international issues or cultures, including global issues in the sciences and engineering. 2009

Julianne Marie Gould, Tony Z. Jia

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RICHARD G. BREWER PRIZE IN PHYSICS Awarded to the freshman with the most interesting solutions to the Physics 11 “hurdles,” in recognition of demonstrated intellectual promise and creativity at the very beginning of his or her Caltech education. 2007

THE W. P. CAREY & CO., INC., PRIZE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Awarded to a student receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree for an outstanding doctoral dissertation in applied mathematics or pure mathematics. 2010

Chia-Chieh Chu

BONNIE CASHIN PRIZE FOR IMAGINATIVE THINKING Awarded each year to the entering freshman who has written the most imaginative essays in the Application for Freshman Admission. 2007

Philip Leszczynski

2008

Carol Wang

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CENTENNIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST THESIS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Awarded each year to a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering whose doctoral thesis is judged to be the most original and significant by a faculty committee appointed annually by the executive officer for mechanical engineering. The prize consists of a citation and a cash award of $1,000 and was established with gifts from alumni following the division’s centennial celebration in 2007. 2010

Nathalie Maria Vriend

RICHARD BRUCE CHAPMAN MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to a graduate student in hydrodynamics who has distinguished himself or herself in research in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science. 2010

Kristjan Gudmundsson

DONALD S. CLARK MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to two juniors in recognition of service to the campus community and academic excellence. Preference is given to students in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science and to those in Chemical Engineering. 2009

Daryl Bennett Coleman, Julianne Marie Gould

THE DONALD COLES PRIZE IN AERONAUTICS Awarded to the graduating Ph.D. student in aeronautics whose thesis displays the best design of an experiment or the best design for a piece of experimental equipment. 2010

Adam Keith Norman

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DEANS’ CUP AND STUDENT LIFE AND MASTER’S AWARDS Two awards, selected by the deans, the director of student life, and the master of student houses, presented to undergraduates whose concern for their fellow students has been demonstrated by persistent efforts to improve the quality of undergraduate life and by effective communication with members of the faculty and administration. 2010

DEMETRIADES-TSAFKA-KOKKALIS PRIZE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY OR RELATED FIELDS Awarded annually to a Ph.D. candidate for the best thesis, publication, or discovery in biotechnology or related fields at the Institute in the preceding 12 months. Winners are selected by the bioengineering faculty. This prize is made possible by a gift from Anna Kokkalis Demetriades and Sterge T. Demetriades, Eng ’58. 2010

Xiquan Cui

DEMETRIADES-TSAFKA-KOKKALIS PRIZE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR RELATED FIELDS Awarded annually for the best business plan or proposal, start-up, thesis, publication, discovery, or related efforts by student(s) in entrepreneurship or related fields at the Institute in the preceding 12 months. This prize is made possible by a gift from Anna Kokkalis Demetriades and Sterge T. Demetriades, Eng ’58. 2010

Morgan C. Putnam

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DEMETRIADES-TSAFKA-KOKKALIS PRIZE IN ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES OR RELATED FIELDS Awarded annually to a Ph.D. candidate for the best thesis, publication, discovery, or related efforts in benign renewable energy sources or related fields at the Institute in the preceding 12 months. This prize is made possible by a gift from Anna Kokkalis Demetriades and Sterge T. Demetriades, Eng ’58. 2009

Joshua Michael Spurgeon

2010

Andrew Friedrich May

DEMETRIADES-TSAFKA-KOKKALIS PRIZE IN NANOTECHNOLOGY OR RELATED FIELDS Awarded annually to a Ph.D. candidate for the best thesis, publication, or discovery in nanotechnology or related fields at the Institute in the preceding 12 months. This prize is made possible by a gift from Anna Kokkalis Demetriades and Sterge T. Demetriades, Eng ’58. 2010

LAWRENCE L. AND AUDREY W. FERGUSON PRIZE Awarded to the graduating Ph.D. candidate in biology who has produced the outstanding doctoral thesis for the past year. 2010

Paola A. Betancur

RICHARD P. FEYNMAN PRIZE IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS Awarded to a senior on the basis of excellence in theoretical physics. 2010

Ryan Hamerly

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HAREN LEE FISHER MEMORIAL AWARD IN JUNIOR PHYSICS Awarded to a junior physics major who demonstrates the greatest promise of future contributions in physics. 2009

Andy Yen

HENRY FORD II SCHOLAR AWARD Awarded either to the engineering student with the best academic record at the end of the third year of undergraduate study, or to the engineering student with the best first-year record in the graduate program. 2009

Evan S. Gawlik

JACK E. FROEHLICH MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to a junior in the upper five percent of his or her class who shows outstanding promise for a creative professional career. 2009

ZeNan Li Chang

GRADUATE DEANS’ AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE Awarded to a Ph.D. candidate who, throughout his or her graduate years at the Institute, has made great contributions to graduate life and whose qualities of leadership and responsibility have been outstanding. 2010

Arthur Wing Hong Chan, Nathalie Maria Vriend

GEORGE W. AND BERNICE E. GREEN MEMORIAL PRIZE Awarded to the undergraduate student who, in the opinion of the division chairs, has shown outstanding ability and achievement in creative scholarship. 2010

Brandon Scott Hensley, Jeffrey Kuan

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LUCY GUERNSEY SERVICE AWARD Awarded to one or two students who have provided exceptional service to the Caltech Y and/or the community, are involved with service projects, have demonstrated leadership in community and volunteer service efforts, and who exemplify a spirit of service. 2006

Kai Shen

2008

Karen Elizabeth Wawrousek

2009

Sunny Chun

2010

Jason Robert Lunn

ARIE J. HAAGEN-SMIT MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to a sophomore or junior in biology or chemistry who has shown academic promise and who has made recognized contributions to Caltech. 2008

Caleb Enoch Ng

2009

Andrew Michael Freddo

ALEXANDER P. AND ADELAIDE F. HIXON PRIZE FOR WRITING Awarded annually in recognition of the best writing in freshman humanities courses. 2007

Amy Tsui-Chi Lam

HANS G. HORNUNG PRIZE Awarded for the best oral Ph.D. defense presentation by a student advised by aerospace faculty. The decision is made by a committee of students who attend all thesis presentations for the year. 2010

James Alan Karnesky

BIBI JENTOFT-NILSEN MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to an upperclass student who exhibits outstanding qualities of leadership and who actively contributes to the quality of student life at Caltech. 2010

Benjamin Lin

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SCOTT RUSSELL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE STUDY IN MATHEMATICS Awarded to continuing graduate students for excellence in one or more of the following: extraordinary progress in research, excellence in teaching, or excellent performance as a first-year graduate student. 2007, 2009

SCOTT RUSSELL JOHNSON UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS PRIZE Awarded for the best graduating mathematics major. Special consideration is given to independent research done as a senior thesis or SURF project. 2010

William Chen, Jeffrey Kuan

KALAM PRIZE FOR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Awarded to a student in the aerospace engineering master’s program whose academic performance was exemplary and who shows high potential for future achievements at Caltech. This prize was made possible through the generosity of Dr. Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India, himself an aerospace engineer. 2010

Juan Pedro Mendez Granado

D. S. KOTHARI PRIZE IN PHYSICS Awarded to a graduating senior in physics who has produced an outstanding research project during the year. 2010

Christian Daniel Griset

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MARGIE LAURITSEN LEIGHTON PRIZE Awarded to one or two undergraduate women who are majoring in physics or astrophysics, and who have demonstrated academic excellence. 2008

Rebecca Lynn Russell

HARRY LEITER MEMORIAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRIZE Awarded to a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering who has demonstrated extraordinary creativity as judged by a faculty committee appointed each year by the executive officer for mechanical engineering. The prize consists of a citation and a cash award and was made possible by a gift from Dr. Symme Leiter. 2010

Robert Eugene Paolini

THE LEMELSON-MIT CALTECH STUDENT PRIZE Awarded through an annual competition to a senior or graduate student who has created or improved a product or process, applied a technology in a new way, redesigned a system, or in other ways demonstrated remarkable inventiveness. The winner receives $30,000. 2010

Heather Dawn Agnew

MARI PETERSON LIGOCKI (’81) MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to a student who has improved the quality of student life at Caltech through his or her personal character. 2009

Natalya Kostandova

2010

Stephen Kenneth Wilke

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DOROTHY B. AND HARRISON C. LINGLE SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to an incoming freshman in recognition of interest in a career in science or engineering, outstanding academic record, demonstrated fair-mindedness, and unquestioned integrity. This prize is renewable, contingent on academic performance. 2006

Caleb Enoch Ng

2007

Jeffrey Kuan, Caleb Enoch Ng, Kimberly Megan Scott

2008

Jeffrey Kuan, Caleb Enoch Ng, Kimberly Megan Scott

2009

Jeffrey Kuan, Kimberly Megan Scott

2010

Jeffrey Kuan, Kimberly Megan Scott

GORDON MCCLURE MEMORIAL COMMUNICATIONS PRIZE Awarded to undergraduate students for excellence in essay writing in three subjects: English, history, and philosophy. 2010

Noah Michael Jakimo, Robert Bryant Kaspar

THE HERBERT NEWBY MCCOY AWARD Awarded to chemistry doctoral students for outstanding contributions to the science of chemistry. 2010

Morgan Leigh Cable, Xin Zhang

MARY A. EARL MCKINNEY PRIZE IN LITERATURE Awarded to undergraduate students for excellence in writing, in two categories: poetry and prose fiction. 2008

Kimberly Megan Scott

2010

Carol Wang

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ROBERT L. NOLAND LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to undergraduate students who exhibit qualities of outstanding leadership, which are most often expressed as personal actions that have helped other people and that have inspired others to fulfill their capabilities. 2009

SAN PIETRO TRAVEL PRIZE Awarded to one or more sophomores, juniors, or seniors to fund an adventurous and challenging summer travel experience that expands the recipient’s cultural horizons and knowledge of the world. 2009

Esther Shyu, Tzong-Lian Grace Tsay

RICHARD P. SCHUSTER MEMORIAL PRIZE Awarded to one or more juniors or seniors in chemistry or chemical engineering on the basis of financial need and academic promise. 2010

Vadim Baidin, James Farris Dama, Carolyn Nicole Valdez

ELEANOR SEARLE PRIZE IN LAW, POLITICS, AND INSTITUTIONS The Eleanor Searle Prize was established in 1999 by friends and colleagues to honor Eleanor Searle. The prize is awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student whose work in history or the social sciences exemplifies Eleanor Searle’s interests in the use of power, government, and law. 2010

Veronica Jacqueline Anderson

ERNEST E. SECHLER MEMORIAL AWARD IN AERONAUTICS Awarded to an aeronautics student who has made the most significant contribution to the teaching and research efforts of GALCIT (Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology). Preference is given to students working in structural mechanics. 2009

Leslie Elise Lamberson

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DON SHEPARD AWARD Awarded to students who would find it difficult, without additional financial help, to engage in extracurricular and cultural activities. The recipients are selected on the basis of their capacity to take advantage of and to profit from these activities, rather than on the basis of their scholastic standing. 2008

Domenic Denicola, Garrett Korda Drayna, Annie Van Hong

2009

Connie Gao, Michael J. Gherini

2010

Evan S. Gawlik, Xueliang (Leon) Liu

HALLETT SMITH PRIZE Established in 1997 to commemorate Professor Smith’s long career as one of the 20th century’s most distinguished Renaissance scholars. The cash prize is given annually by the literature faculty to the undergraduate student who writes the finest essay on Shakespeare. 2010

Ga-Il Lee

JOHN STAGER STEMPLE MEMORIAL PRIZE IN PHYSICS Awarded to a graduate student in physics for outstanding progress in research as demonstrated by an excellent performance on the oral Ph.D. candidacy examination. 2006

Juan Pedro Ochoa Ricoux

PAUL STUDENSKI MEMORIAL FUND PRIZE A travel grant awarded to a Caltech undergraduate who would benefit from a period away from the academic community in order to obtain a better understanding of self and his or her plans for the future. 2009

Sarah Hunt

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FRANK TERUGGI MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to an undergraduate student who honors the spirit of Frank Teruggi’s life through participation “in the areas of Latin American studies, radical politics, creative radio programming, and other activities aimed at improving the living conditions of the less fortunate.” 2009

Xueliang (Leon) Liu

CHARLES AND ELLEN WILTS PRIZE Awarded to a graduate student for outstanding independent research in electrical engineering leading to a Ph.D. 2010

Weiyu Xu

FREDRICK J. ZEIGLER MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to an outstanding sophomore or junior in pure or applied mathematics, for excellence in scholarship as demonstrated in class activities or in the preparation of an original paper or essay in any subject area. 2008

Evan S. Gawlik, Jeffrey Kuan

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Gaudeamus Igitur (Traditional college song)

arr. Robert A. M. Ross Therefore let us rejoice While we are young. After pleasant youth, After troublesome old age, The earth will have us.